Buggy-boot.



PATENTBD PEB. 17, 1903.

M.V C. WEIGLBINSE L. A. BRODBEGK.

BUGGY BOOT. APPLIcwIoN runnnmv. ze, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL C. VEIGLEIN AND LOUIS A. BRODBEOK, OF OINCINNATL OHIO,

ASSIGNORS TO THE MONARCH CARRIAGE GOODS COMPANY, OF CIN- CINNATI, OHIO,A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BUGGY-BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 720,766, dated`February 17, 1903. Application tiled November 28, 1902. Serial No.138.025. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that we, MICHAEL C. WETG- LEIN and Louis A. BRoDEEcK,citizens of the United States, residing in the city of Cincinnati, inthe county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Buggy-Boots; and we do declare the following tobe a clear, full, and exact description thereof, attention being calledto the accompanying drawings, with the reference characters markedthereon, which form also a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction ofbuggy'boots, which are articles of manufacture used to close and coverthat portion of the body of a buggy or similar vehicle which is behindthe seat of the same. They are generally hiugedly connected, usually tothe seat or the supports thereof, so that they may be readily lifted topermit access to the part of the body covered thereby and to any articlecarried therein; otherwise when in position they closely conform to theshape of the body upon the edges of which they rest, thus preventingentrance of rain, dust, dsc. Theynsuallyfconsist of suitable glazedmaterial-like leather, rubber, rubber cloth, oilcloth, or similarfabricwhich is supported by an appropriate rigid substructure, which maybe a solid panel or a frame between and over which the material isstretched. They consist principally of two main parts-a flat part which,with its edges, rests upon the edges of the body of the vehicle andwhich we call hereinafter the body of the boot. The other part joins thefront edge of this body, closing the space between such body and therear part of the seat and is called the risen This rear part of the seatis usually higher than the upper edge of the buggy-body, for whichreason this riser is disposed accordingly and at an angle or curve tothe body part of the boot, this angle or curve tting in each case to therear edge of the sides forming the seat-support.

These boots form an article of independent manufacture and aresuppliedbytheir makers to manufacturers of buggies and other vehicles on whichthey are to be used. While it is the aim and intention to produce themas to shape so that they readily and snugly iit into their intendedposition on the vehiclebod y, and particularly into the angle betweenself, so that the vehicle manufacturer when placing these boots inposition may when-y ever necessary more or less bend and shape them to aform or angle which absolutely and closely lits.

The other object is to provide a practical and durable construction forsuch a boot and whereby the outer part or covering of it is irmly heldto the required shape.

These objects are attained by the particuf lar construction as describedin the following specification, with the claims annexed, together withits mode of manufacture and parts, and all as illustrated Vin theaccompanying drawings,in which- Figure l is a perspective View ofavehicle- Abody with one of our improved boots in position. Fig. 2 showspart of it enlarged and in sectional side view. Fig. 3, still moreenlarged,lshows the front part of it in edge view with parts of the edgemolding or binding re moved. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of amodified construction. Fig. 5 is part of an under side view ofthe formshown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the form shown in Figa.Fig. 7 is a sectional detail view on line 7 7 of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is asimilar view on line S 8 of Fig.'6.

In the drawings, l0 isthe vehicle-body.

il is the seat, and l2 l2 are upwardly-projectingparts of the sides ofthe vehicle-body and upon the upper edges of which the seat il rests.The part of the body back of this seat and up to the rear vedge 13 ofthe under side of it is covered by the boot, of which la is the body andl5 the so-called riser. The latter is au angular or curved continuationof the former, the angle or curve being in each case shaped to iit thecurve of the rear edges 16 of the seat-supports 12 or the angle betweenl these edges and the upper edge of the body.

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v by preference the latter, as the medium for connecting the riser tothe body of the boot and for sustaining it in its angular relationthereto. In detail this construction is as follows: The outer part orcovering 17 is sustained by rigid supports of proper shape and over andaround the edges of which it is stretched and finally attached. Of thesesupports there is one for the body part of the boot and one for theriser. As shown in Figs.

2, 3, 5, and 7, this support for the body part consists of a woodenframe 1,4, While in Figs. 4, 6, and 8 a solid wooden panel 14b takes itspart. The support for the riser part consists of a wire frame 15, asshown in Figs. 2, 3, 5, and 7, while as shown in Figs. 4, 6, and 8 wood15b is used.

For attaching the wire support of the riser to the wooden support of thebody attachingbands 1S are used, which engage the lower ends 19 of wireframe 15 and clamp the same against the edge ot' the wood, as shownmostplainly in Fig. 5. The bands lap over the wood on both sides and aresuitably secured by nails or screws. The edge of the wood is cut out atthe point of attachment at 14c to .receive the wire and to prevent thesame from projecting beyond the outer edge of t-he boot. When the woodensupport is a frame merely, the inner corners of these bands may also beclenched, as shown at 14d in same figure. When the riser-support is ofwood, as shown in Figs. 4, 6, and 8, independent wires 19a are used,which are held in place by cleats 1S, channeled on their inner side toreceive these wires. The cleats are suitably secured by screws or nails.It will now be seen that by reason of this flexible wire connectionbetween body-support and risersupport of the boot the angular relationbetween the two may be adjusted, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 3 and4, so as to secure a snug final fit against edges 16 of the seat andsupport. The boot,with the wire support for the riser, may be used wherethese edges 16 are straight, as shown in Fig. 1, or curved, as shown inFig. 2. The boot with the wooden riser-support is less suitable for thecurved edge.

To prevent in the all-wood form of boot` support the joint from openingbetween parts 14b and 15b, small metal clips 21 may be used, attachingto both and hid by cleats 182 They are very thin and do not interferewith the angular adjustment between the parts.

With the exception of the upper edge of the riser the other edges mayall be bound by an ornamental metal bead 22, clenched around the edge ofthe boot, with the edges of the outer covering 17 clamped between. Theupper edge 24 of the fabric is left unbound, so as to serve as a hingeafter attachment to the rear edge 13 of the seat and on whichv the bootswings when lifted, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The boot is held down in its closing position by suitable catch devices25, which may be catch-springs, and are secured to the under side nearits outer free edges.

When the support for the body 14 is not solidly of all wood, as shown'inFigs. 4, 6, and 8, but merely of an open frame 14, as shown in Figs. 2,3, and 5, it is customary to insert under the outer covering 17 a filler26, which is usually of pasteboard and serves as a stiftening to backthe outer covering. All these parts, however, as described in thepreceding twenty-one lines are not considered as forming any ot' thefeatures of our inventiou,which latter consists of the construction asshown and hereinafter claimed for the two parts of the boot-support andfor their connection to Veach other, which is in a manner to combinerigidity and stiffness with a certain degree of' flexibility to permit asnug and close final fitting to position on the vehicle-body.

We are aware of boots where the covering of body and riser is stretchedover and supported by an all-metal frame, so that a boot so constructedpossesses to a certain degree the fiexibility which our invention seeksto impart to such boots where all or the covering of the body at leastis stretched over a wooden support, which being not liexible requiresindependent and additional connecting means whereby the desiredflexibility is attained.

Having described our invention, we claim as new- 1. In a buggy-bootcomprising a fiat or body part and an elevated or riser part, an outercovering for each part, a support for each covering over which the sameis stretched, the support for the body part being of wood, the riserpart being supported on wire and means for connecting both supports toeach other.

2. In a buggy-boot comprising a fiat or body part and an elevated orriser part, both disposed at an angle to each other, an outer coveringfor each part, a support for each covering over which the same isstretched, the support for the body part being of wood, sustaining-wiresto hold the riser part in its angular relation to the body part andmeans connecting these wires to both parts.

In testimony whereof we hereunto set our signatures in the presence oftwo witnesses.

MICHAEL C. WEIGLEIN. LOUIS A. BRODBECK.

Witnesses:

C. SPENGEL, ARTHUR KLINE.

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